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On April 14, 2011 officers with the Henderson Police Department Narc/Vice Unit conducted a traffic stop at Corbitt Road and Chestnut Street, Henderson. During the course of the traffic stop marijuana was located inside the vehicle. The driver, John Henry Russell, 58, of 1120 Beacon Ave, Henderson was arrested. Upon further investigation a search warrant was obtained for Mr. Russell’s residence, 1120 Beacon Ave, where additional amounts of marijuana were located. In total 868.7 grams of marijuana was seized. Mr. …

An interesting bill was filed yesterday providing a new way to pay bonuses for our state school teachers. If enacted, school districts would be able to sell advertising space on school buses, and the proceeds would go towards bonus pay for exemplary teachers. There are limits as to the advertising content: no alcohol, tobacco, political or religious content allowed. Personally, as a business owner that would consider the advertisement, I very rarely see a school bus during my normal commute. …

Extended Unemployment Benefits Held Hostage The House and Senate passed legislation on Thursday extending unemployment insurance benefits for 37,000 North Carolinians, but passage came with a catch. The provision extending benefits also mandated that Gov. Perdue’s proposed budget would be reduced by 13 percent and serve as a continuation budget for one year if a biannual budget is not finalized by June 30. The Governor vetoed the bill on Saturday. Democrats opposed the bill for several reasons. Budget negotiations should …

Standard & Poor’s on Monday downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there’s a risk U.S. policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country’s long-term fiscal pressures. I’m getting the feeling there is no long term plan for our countries monetary issues.

Press Release April 18th, 2011 On April 15, 2011 around 10:34 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 128 Henry Street, Henderson in reference to a suspicious fire. Upon communicating with fire personnel on scene it was determined by the fire department that the fire was suspicious in nature. A member of the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigations Section was contacted and is continuing the ongoing investigation. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Authority: …

Finally got the audio (and video) from last weeks Town Talk. The town talk audio on the WIZS website was having issues with the volume going up and down. I’ve coupled the audio to my own video from my digital camera, and tried to level out the audio halfway decently. You’ll still notice volume changes, but this is the best I could do with what I have. Especially towards the end, the WIZS audio is missing all together, leaving just …

Thankful that our area did not get hit terribly hard in the storms over the weekend. Our condolences to those that have missing loved ones. How would Vance County fair if we were hit just as bad? Here’s Monday’s open line, enjoy…

Voter Identification at Polls was filed yesterday in the North Carolina Senate. It would: require that voters provide photo identification prior to voting; and to provide for the issuance of north carolina voter identification cards; and to require voter education on proper identification for voting; and to provide for the issuance of no fee special identification cards to registered voters without proper identification for voting. You may read the full text of the bill here

For the weekend we have accumulated 2 activities happening in the Henderson Area, please check our calendar for information on Embrace Henderson and the YMCA Healthy Kids Day events. If you know of more to do this weekend, let everyone know below. If you’re looking for something entertaining outside the area this weekend, may I suggest the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, in Durham, NC. The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical …

Visit the Henderson Family YMCA April 16th from 9am – noon for family Zumba time, line dancing, yoga time, and water safety demonstrations. Free snacks and t-shirts for children while they last! Join the Y for ONLY $25 (plus the first month with a 12 month minimum) during these hours ONLY!

If you are a farmer or small gardener looking to grow better melons and increase their production during 2011, this meeting will be the place to be. You will learn about new melon varieties, controlling disease and insects in melons, increasing melon production, and expanding markets for melons. Meeting starts at 6:30 PM on April 18, 2011. Event Location Upstairs Conference Room-Vance County Office Building 305 Young Street Henderson, NC 27536 Contact Wayne Rowland at (252) 438-8188

Would you like to improve the fishing on your farm pond? If so, come to a program entitled “Pond Management for Recreational Fishing” on Thursday, April 14th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Aycock Recreation Center near Henderson. This program, presented by the Vance County Extension Center, will feature Dr. Jim Rice, Fisheries Specialist from NCSU. He will cover all aspects of pond fisheries management from initial stocking to maintenance considerations. There is no charge to attend. For more information, …

Tuesday (yesterday) morning, George Rush from WIZS gave me a call, and asked if I could be at the radio station in about 15 minutes to be on town talk. I said sure, if you think it would be of interest, and jotted down some quick notes and took off down the street. I put a quick comment on tuesday’s open line about it just before I left, so I apologize for the no warning. However, WIZS put’s the hour …

There is a bill currently in evaluation at the North Carolina Legislature that if enacted, would allow your employer rights to certain medical records if you become disabled or filing for workers compensation. The employer would not need the employee’s permission to access the records. The text of the bill contains the following: an employer is entitled, without the express authorization of the employee, to obtain medical records of the employee and communicate with an employee’s health care providers if …

I’d like to thank everyone for the warm welcome! Still checking out some a few bugs, an issue with password changes not functioning properly, and have modified the way we count comment ratings. Thanks to mudball and Ira for the tips. I know Ira didn’t mean any wrong, he was just testing it out like I asked everyone to do. However, I had to modify a policy I hoped to keep. Unfortunately, for those that knew how, it was possible …

We’d like to thank everyone for trying to be patient during our downtime. A few people started a few conversations on our facebook, and we have received numerous emails inquiring when are we coming back?! We’re terribly sorry for the website down time, however things unexpected happened rather quickly and we were forced to play catch up. We have been busy redesigning what you see here, from what you can see on your screen to behind the scenes as well. …

Tuesday, April 12th area ‘volunteers’ will be put in Time Out in a child care center for one hour. To gain freedom once again, they must raise $250 by calling local citizens for pledges. Child care centers are in both Henderson and Louisburg with the Henderson location being Sugar N Spice on Horner Street. This activity is a fundraiser for the Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start organization.